Browsing Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk by Journals "BMC Health Services Research"
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Collaboration between municipal and specialist public health care in tuberculosis screening in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: About 90% of new tuberculosis (TB) cases in Norway appear among immigrants from high incidence countries. There is a compulsory governmental tuberculosis screening programme for immigrants; immigrants ... -
The introduction of a regional Norwegian HEMS coordinator: an assessment of the effects on response times, geographical service areas and severity scores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Due to unwanted delays and suboptimal resource control of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), regional HEMS coordinators have recently been introduced in Norway. This may represent an unnecessary ... -
Medical complexity and time to lung cancer treatment - A three-year retrospective chart review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The time from a referral for suspected lung cancer is received at a hospital until treatment start has been defined as a quality indicator. Current Norwegian recommendation is that ≥70% should start surgery or ... -
Monitoring quality of care for peripheral intravenous catheters; feasibility and reliability of the peripheral intravenous catheters mini questionnaire (PIVC-miniQ)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) account for a mean of 38% of catheter associated bloodstream infections (CABSI) with Staphylococcus aureus, which are preventable if deficiencies in best practice are ... -
Reasons for prolonged time for diagnostic workup for stage I-II lung cancer and estimated effect of applying an optimized pathway for diagnostic procedures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background:Minimizing the time until start of cancer treatment is a political goal. In Norway, the target time forlung cancer is 42 days. The aim of this study was to identify reasons for delays and estimate the effect on ...